Usefulness of cell counter-based parameters and formulas in detection of β-thalassemia trait in areas of high prevalence

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-589

  Rathod, Dinesh A ^a,d   Kaur, Amarjeet ^b   Patel, Vinod ^b   Patel, Kunjal ^b   Kabrawala, Raviraj ^b   Patel, Viral ^b   Patel, Mohak ^b   Shah, Pranay ^c  

^a SMT NHL MUNICIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Green Cross Voluntary Blood Bank   (India)

^c B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Oldvadaj AMTS Bus Terminus   (India)

Author keywords

Thalassemia trait; Cell counter; Hemoglobin A2; High performance liquid chromatography; HPLC; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GENETIC TRAIT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PARAMETER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMORBIDITY; HEMOGLOBIN A2; INDIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35348827846     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/R1YL4B4BT2WCQDGV     Document Type: Article

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